We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Kentucky Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
29,605 62.48% $73,158 H-1B
15,269 32.22% $24,263 H-2A
2,275 4.80% $261,445 PERM
234 0.49% $79,153 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Kentucky has seen a total of 47,383 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Kentucky is the H-1B visa with 29,605 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 62.48% of Kentucky's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 15,269 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 32.22% of Kentucky's total visas.

Top Occupations in Kentucky (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Regulatory Affairs Managers 1 $82,597 100.00%
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 1 $38,750 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kentucky Employees Over Time
Kentucky has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 1,263 employees were hired. Kentucky peaked in 2018 with 2,444 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 374 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Kentucky From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 600 $435,789 44.38%
Mexico 216 $36,759 50.35%
Philippines 55 $4,019,352 37.67%
China 41 $58,093 37.61%
Pakistan 40 $100,815 43.48%
South Korea 38 $49,680 41.30%
Canada 36 $102,290 46.75%
Nepal 24 $62,564 45.28%
Japan 21 $74,903 40.38%
Brazil 20 $58,725 51.28%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
It Workforce 6 $69,326 100.00%
Emc Corporation 6 $93,507 100.00%
Fairview Physicians Network Llc 6 $139,072 100.00%
Open Text Inc 6 $78,981 100.00%
Thoroughbred Solutions Llc 6 $78,787 100.00%
Centerstone Of Kentucky Inc 6 $150,682 100.00%
Almost Family Inc 6 $84,074 100.00%
Vuegen Technologies Inc 6 $86,521 100.00%
Itelligence Inc 6 $85,235 100.00%
Maxotech Solutions Llc 6 $82,136 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tri Growers Llc 9 $22,776 100.00%
Dylan Anderson Farms Llc 9 $28,736 100.00%
Dan Winters 9 $20,353 100.00%
Steele Steele Farms 9 $22,855 100.00%
Dyer Farms Llc 9 $26,263 100.00%
Double M Farms 2 9 $26,155 100.00%
Steven Whitehouse 9 $22,383 100.00%
Brady Jarvis 9 $26,899 100.00%
Jeffrey Russelburg 9 $25,258 100.00%
Zackery Whitaker 9 $24,537 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cattle Feedlots 3 $29,370 100.00%
Spectator Sports 3 $28,246 100.00%
Other Spectator Sports 3 $30,784 100.00%
Landscaping Services 3 $30,188 100.00%
Mining Quarrying And Oil And Gas Extraction 2 $21,382 66.67%
Strawberry Farming 2 $29,276 66.67%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 2 $11,531 100.00%
Forest Nurseries And Gathering Of Forest Products 2 $22,714 100.00%
Wineries 1 $31,491 50.00%
Professional Scientific And Technical Services 1 $25,792 50.00%

Kentucky Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Kentucky to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Kentucky over all years is $73,158. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage